Considerations for a Catastrophic Declaration Issues and Analysis

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Government productivity.

Statistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Examines concerns expressed by policymakers and experts that current Presidential declarations authorized under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act) are inadequate to respond to, and recover from, highly destructive events; and presents arguments for and against amending the Stafford Act to add a catastrophic declaration amendment. Analyzes data of past and potential disasters to determine what incidents might be deemed as catastrophic, and explores alternative policy options that might obviate the need for catastrophic declarations. Includes tables and graphs

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Government Division. Considerations for a Catastrophic Declaration

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-GVF-0451

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